Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius

EXECUTIVE ORDER 07-03

WHEREAS, the State of Iowa has suffered severe storms resulting in widespread electrical outages and destruction to electrical equipment and transmission lines. The State of Iowa is requesting assistance in restoring electric service in the impacted areas; and

WHEREAS, the State of Iowa public and private electrical utility providers have requested assistance from South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri for electrical repair crews; and

WHEREAS, these states’ repair crews will be traveling to the State of Iowa; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to expedite restoration of services and relief in the State of Iowa and the State of Kansas wishes to accommodate the need to provide assistance to the citizens of Iowa by allowing motor carriers engaged in interstate disaster relief efforts to travel expeditiously through this state.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Kansas, I hereby order enforcement of the following statutory requirements temporarily suspended as they apply to vehicles used in the above-described restoration efforts:

K.S.A. 8-1911	Use of overweight/oversized vehicles
K.S.A. 66-1,111	Requirements for licensing/operating authority/registration as required by the Kansas Corporation Commission

This temporary order shall terminate at the end of thirty (30) days.

This document shall be filed with the Secretary of State as Executive Order No. 07-03 and shall become effective immediately.